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AIDS is caused by

  • A.RNA virus
  • B.DNA virus
  • C.Herpes virus
  • D.Hepatitis virus

Answer: A

Correct answer: RNA virus

HIV is a retrovirus: its genome is RNA, which reverse transcriptase copies into DNA that is then integrated into the host chromosome. It infects CD4 helper T cells, and their gradual loss is what leaves the patient open to the opportunistic infections that define AIDS.

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